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Recent Examples of stranglehold
But the state party appears to be heading into another election year with few strong challengers on the state political stage and little chance of breaking the Democratic stranglehold on Massachusetts.
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
By the time the sportswriter Sam Smith published a book about the Bulls’ 1990-91 season, in which Jordan and the Bulls finally broke the Pistons’ stranglehold on the Eastern Conference, Jordan was one of the most famous men on the planet.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
The Knicks grabbed three of the first four games of the series, putting a stranglehold on the defending champions.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
The Maple Leafs had the opportunity to put a stranglehold on the series in Game 3, and the Leafs built a 3-1 lead early in the second period.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
By the time the sportswriter Sam Smith published a book about the Bulls’ 1990-91 season, in which Jordan and the Bulls finally broke the Pistons’ stranglehold on the Eastern Conference, Jordan was one of the most famous men on the planet.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
The Knicks grabbed three of the first four games of the series, putting a stranglehold on the defending champions.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
The Maple Leafs had the opportunity to put a stranglehold on the series in Game 3, and the Leafs built a 3-1 lead early in the second period.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranglehold
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Unlike with Whiteside and his $98 million albatross of a contract, Ware remains on the NBA’s rookie scale, the type of plus value that is not necessarily the case with 36-year-old Durant and his impending two-year, $122 million extension.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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That the Padres’ lead-off batter is hitting .188 since May 3 and the No. 2 batter is hitting .216 since May 23 and the No.4 batter is hitting .210 since May 13 is a collective albatross for the offense.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025
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But this also turned out to be a millstone around the agency’s neck.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2025
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Its historic millstone quarries once produced grinding stones exported across Northern Europe.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Beadle is at a distinct disadvantage in aspiring to one spot where Brighton have an abundance of depth.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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This leaves key flexibility providers, including batteries, demand response, and distributed energy resources, at a disadvantage when competing for market revenues.—
Elena Bou,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).—
Emily Barone,
Time,
19 July 2017
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LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.—
Brent Cooper,
Cincinnati.com,
17 July 2017
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What are some of the benefits and drawbacks of going to an alternative lender?—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Had the ruling lacked nationwide impact, the NCAA might have weighed the benefits and drawbacks of trying to litigate the topic in other federal districts.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 June 2025
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The downside is that, while bibs take the load off your stomach, stopping to use the bathroom is a little more annoying than just pulling shorts down.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2025
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The downside is the price, but this deal helps out with that.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
25 June 2025
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Think debit and credit summaries, average transaction values, estimated revenue figures, instances of insufficient funds, deposit and withdrawal histories and net cash flow calculations.—
Jess Turner,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Transfers funded with debit or credit cards appear to be excluded in the Senate version.—
Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2025
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In part, that’s because the state’s minimum liability coverage requirements are higher than other states.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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Without it, the very leaders trusted with sustaining growth risk becoming liabilities themselves.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Stranglehold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranglehold. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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